SOURCED: Nutrition
SOURCED: Equalis Training Organisation, Food Handling Guidelines, 2005
SOURCED: Good
Food in
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Bacteria as well as
some viruses and parasites, can all cause food poisoning.
To prevent food
poisoning Carers need to:
a)
Handle
food safely
b)
Store
food safely
c)
Maintain
good personal hygiene
d)
Maintain
good cleaning practices
Handling food safely
a)
Always
keep raw and cooked food separate
b)
Use
separate utensils for raw and cooked food
c)
Wash
raw fruit and vegetables to remove soil and bacteria
d)
Use
separate chopping boards and wash in warm soapy water
e)
Use
plastic or glass rather than wood chopping boards
f)
Thaw
frozen food in the refrigerator or microwave and cook
Thawed food immediately
g)
Heat
food until steaming hot (to 75C)
h)
Check
for ‘hot spots’ in micro waved food
i)
Only
reheat food once
j)
Children
must not handle hot food
k)
Cooked
food should be cooled prior to serving to children
l)
The
temperature of the food is such that any spills will not burn a
child's skin
Store food safely
a)
Regularly
check that your refrigerator is 5c or lower
b)
Cover
and seal perishable food and store in the refrigerator
c)
Store
infant milk bottles in the back of the refrigerator, not in the
door
d)
Store
raw food separately
Maintain good
personal hygiene
a)
Always
wash your hands before preparing food
b)
Cover
any cuts or sores and tie long hair back
c)
Re-wash
your hands if you
I.
touch
your mouth, nose, hair or other parts of your body
II.
go
to the toilet
III.
handle
raw food
IV.
handle
garbage
V.
handle
an animal
VI.
smoke
VII.
Ensure
children wash their hands before handling or eating
food
VIII. Have individual food, plates, cups and utensils for each child
§
Wash
up in warm soapy water then rinse in hot water
§
Ensure
cutting boards are clean and have no crevices or cracks
§
Use
disposable paper towels to clean up spills
§
Change
tea towels daily
§
Make
sure garbage bins have liners and lids
Breast milk and
formula
§ Breast milk can be frozen for two weeks in the freezer section of a
Refrigerator or 2/3 months in a freezer with a separate door
§
Prepared
infant formula can be stored and used for 24 hours
§
Use
defrosted breast milk with 24 hours
§ Throw out any milk left over after each feed. Do not return it to the
refrigerator or leave at room temperature
§
Warming
milk in the microwave is not recommended because ‘hot
Spots’ form in the milk
Food brought from
home
§
Store
children’s lunch boxes in the refrigerator, an esky or cooler
bag. Dairy and meat products are particularly
important
§
If
food needs to be warmed, reheat it quickly until steaming, then
allow
to cool until it is safe for the child to eat without scalding
§
Reheat
food only once and throw out any left overs
Transporting food
§
When
transporting food to playgroup, outings and excursions,
Carers should ensure that
perishables, particularly dairy and meat products are
kept
cool
§
Esky
or cooler bags with freezer blocks and/or frozen drinks can keep food fresh
§
Frozen
sandwiches are also usually defrosted and fresh by lunch time